Photograph-holder



(No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 2,

L. B. HIN'MAN.

. PHOTOGRAPH HOLDER.

No. 603,878. Patented May 10,1898.

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PATENT trier.

PHOTOGRAPH-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 603,878, dated May 10,1898.

Application tiled June 21, 1897.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LUc1Us B. HINMAN, of New Haven, in the county of NewHaven and State of Connecticut, have invented a new Improvement inPhotograph-Holders; and I do hereby declare the following, when taken inconnection with the accompanying drawings and the letters of referencemarked thereon, to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same,and which said drawings constitute part of this specification andrepresent, in

Figure 1, a side View of a photograph-holder constructed in accordancewith my invention; Fig. 2, a side view of aportion of the upright framesenlarged; Fig. 3, a sectional view on line Ct at of Fig. 2; Fig. 4, asectional View on the line Z) I) of Fig. 1; Fig. 5, a face view of a boxadapted to be attached to the upright.

This invention relates to an improvement in photograph-holders, andparticularly to that class which are composed of a series of framesmounted upon an upright and so as to be revolved thereon, each framebeing adapted to hold a number of photographs, the object of theinvention being a simple construction of frame and stands whereby notonlya large number of photographs may be conveniently held and exposed,but also an attractive and ornamental device may be produced; and itconsists in the construction as hereinafter described,and particularlyrecited in the claim.

The holder consists of a base A, which, if desired, may be provided withcasters. From the base rises an upright, which may be a single rod orcomposed of two rods B O, the upper rod 0 being of slightly smallerdiameter than the rod B, which is preferably tubular at its upper end toreceive the lower end of the rod 0 and so that they may be readilycoupled together. The holders consist of rectangular frames D, the lowermembers or bars of which are preferably formed with grooves orcorrugations d d and the upper members or bars formed of two parallelplates ee. These top and bottom bars are connected by sides ff, andpreferably the sides will be connected through their centers by atransverse stay-rod g. To one side of each frame $arial No. 641,537. (Nomodel.)

are attached arms j, having fingers kprojecting at right angles to theedges of the frame, the said fingers being screw-threaded and enteredinto threaded openings 1 in lugs m, formed on the side of rings h, sothat the said rings stand at right angles to the edge of the frame, thesaid rings h adapted to pass over the upper end of the upright and so asto freely turn thereon, the rings of the frames on opposite sides of theupright being so arranged with relation to the frames that when mountedon the upright they will stand in line with each other, the said ringsbeing supported by the upper end of the lower rod B or by a ring 2'fixed thereto, so as to form a shoulder. To the upper end of the uprightmay be applied a cup, vase, or other ornament E, and to the rod B may befixed a collar F, formed with arms G, to which boxes II may be applied,which boxes are adapted to receive photographs or other cards. In thecase of large frames it may be desirable to divide them, so that eachmay be folded in its center. In the'illustration I have only shown sixframes, but it is apparent that a larger number might be arranged uponthe upright. Photographs are applied to the frame by inserting thembetween the upper plates 6 e of the'frames down outside the said rod 9and into the grooves d of the lower bar, as shown in Fig. 4., andwhereby they are securely held in position.

I am aware that photograph-holders comprising an upright and framesrevolvin g thereupon have been employed, and therefore do not wish to beunderstood as claiming such as my invention; but

What I do claim is- In a photograph-holder the combination with a base,an upright post arranged thereon and having an annular shoulder, ofrings on the upper portion of said upright and each formed withoutwardly-extending internallythreaded lugs anda plurality of frames,each comprising two sides connected by a lower bar having parallellongitudinal grooves in its upper edge and two upper bars parallel witheach other and with the lower bar, two arms fixed to the inner sidemembers of each of the frames and formed with ofiset screwspecificationin the presence of two subscribthreaded fingers for engagement with thelugs ing witnesses.

on the said. rin s whereby the said frames are pivotally mouiited on thesaid upright par- LUCIUS HINMAN 5 allel with each other, substantiallyas de- Witnesses:

scribed. ALBERT D. PENNEY,

In testimony whereof I have signed this EMIL H. BARGES.

